Photo of the Day

Vincent Esson sent in this photo of an Extra 300 owned by Melnik Ventures of Longwood, Florida, with the simple caption: “Enjoying the view!”

Jim Sorbie sent us this photo of “Betty’s Dream,” a B-25J Mitchell from the Texas Flying Legends Museum, making a low pass at this year’s SUN ‘n FUN.

John Watkins sent in this collection of a “random selection of pictures taken from my PA18 Super Cub,” he thought our readers would find interesting. The first is his 1976 PA18 that he’s owned for 33 years, what he calls “the last toy to go.”  

Penny Hamilton sent in these photos of “THE FOUR,” owned by EAA Chapter 1267 members Darrell and Casey Herk, which took 14 years to build because “life got in the way.” Building began in 1993 and the RV-4 finally flew in 2007. “It was temporarily kicked out of its hangar on June 12 when the EAA Chapter hosted […]

Don Dugas sent in this photo of Cessna N150RD taking off from Punta Gorda Airport in Florida. “It’s a Cessna 150 and the RD in the tail number means Rear End Dragger,” he explains. “The Continental 100-hp with Horton STOL kit, plus bubble windows, make this an ideal airplane to play on grass strips.”

John Hauze sent in this photo he took May 2 as he flew his Cessna 172 over Immigration Canyon and the Salt Lake Valley.

On its first tour of the United States, the Breitling Jet Team recently flew over an exact replica of General Lafayette’s 18th-century ship, the Hermione in Chesapeake Bay, Va. The team, based in Dijon, France, flew over the historic ship to  pay tribute to the role it served in the American Revolutionary War, and as a “testament […]

Dale Andersen sent in this photo of an Aeronca 7AC after it landed on a dirt strip in northern San Luis Obispo County in California.